Posts Tagged ‘North Korea’

DPRK Media Review: Deepening Global Fault Lines

By and | April 03, 2026

The main party newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported on condemnation of the US by China and Russia, and tensions with the EU, amid fractured alliances over Venezuela, Greenland, and Iran.

A Review of ‘Nuclear North Korea’s Challenge to Deterrence Theories and Policies’, by Hwee-rhak Park

By | February 13, 2026

South Korean scholar introduces new concepts including ‘balance of fear’ to assess DPRK nuclear weapons in a global context.

Olympics on Ice: After Pyeongchang 2018, DPRK Misses another Winter Games

By | February 06, 2026

North Korean skiers helped build ties with the South in Pyeongchang. Since then, the DPRK, has missed all but one Games.

RG242 Files: The Day Kim Il-sung’s Voice Fell Silent

By | January 24, 2026

Pyongyang’s early radio station blacked out part of a speech by the North Korean leader, resulting in dismissals from the Party, and tighter controls.

Reading Rodong Sinmun, in South Korea

By | January 09, 2026

After decades of restrictions on North Korean literature, the ROK government has initiated reforms on the WPK’s flagship newspaper as it seeks to engage Pyongyang.